The State Department and a one-time adviser to former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe (oo-REE'-bay) are being pressed for information in a U.S. court case brought by families of death squad victims in the South American nation.
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Nathaniel Frank, historian and author of "Unfriendly Fire: How the Gay Ban Undermines the Military and Weakens America," talks with Rachel Maddow about why the vote to repeal "Don't ask, don't tell" failed and the options for opponents of the law going forward.